What are the important accomplishments of your woman?
Dian Fossey did research on gorillas in Rwanda. (Holly 4E)
She earned a Ph.D. (Holly 4D)
She tried to protect the gorillas from poachers. (Holly 4C)
She wrote Gorillas in the Mist in 1983 (Holly 4C)
Dian was trained by Jane Goodall, a chimpanzee expert. She was the first person to have friendly contact with gorillas. Her favorite gorilla, Digit, hugged her on a day that she was feeling sad. (Holly 4-E)
What are some important dates and events in her life?
Dian Fossey lived from 1932-1985. Holly 4D
She was murdered by poachers in her camp in 1985.
What do you admire most about your person?
I admire Dian Fossey because she risked her life to stop poachers from killing gorillas. (Holly 4E)
What words come to mind to describe this woman? (Add at least three)
Determined, courageous, outspoken (Holly 4D)
Should your woman be elected to the Hall of Fame? Why or why not?
Yes, I think she should because she died doing her job of protecting gorillas and brought a lot of attention to the problem of poaching. (Holly 4E)
Yes, because she studied gorillas in the wild which no one else had done before. (Holly 4H)
What character traits would you use to describe your woman?
What are the important accomplishments of your woman?
What are some important dates and events in her life?
What do you admire most about your person?
What words come to mind to describe this woman? (Add at least three)
Should your woman be elected to the Hall of Fame? Why or why not?
What character traits would you use to describe your woman?
Where did you find your information?